This issue contains articles on diggers' grievances which were later to become issues in the Eureka rebellion. Articles include: "The Magistracy and the Bench" (editorial), "The Military", "Caution to Gold Buyers and Others", "The Board of Investigation", "Sabbath Alliance", "Original Correspondence" ("The Military Expedition to Ballarat"), "California" ("copied from one of the Melbourne papers" - "The Fire in Sacramento", "Fillibuster Preparation"), "Practical Jokes", "Imaginary Conversation (From Punch)", "South Australia (From the Adelaide Observer)", "Original Poetry" ("The Wise Resolve").